Therefore we are not afraid though the earth reels, though mountains topple into the sea. Its waters rage and foam; in its swell mountains quake. Selah. Psalms 46:3-4 (The Israel Bible™)

Old Faithful Geyser Eruption in Yellowstone National Park at Sunset. (Credit: Susanne Pommer/Shutterstock.com)

Scientists recently rejected the claim that the Yellowstone caldera is overdue for its regular 600,000-year supereruption. However, one week later, researchers announced their surprise at discovering new thermal areas developing.

Michael Poland, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, wrote an article titled “Overdue,” which can apply to library books, bills, and oil changes, but it does not apply to Yellowstone!” in the Caldera Chronicles, a journal put out by the USGS. In the article, Poland rejected claims that the Yellowstone caldera is overdue for its regular 600,000-year eruption.

“We’ve heard…